Tuesday, June 07, 2011

I am surrounded by animals. At home and at work. Without them I feel strange. I have found the company of wayward creatures, wild and domestic, orphaned or otherwise homeless since I was 5 or 6 years old. I have mothered, bottle raised and hand fed everything from porcupines to killdeers. Have you ever raised a baby beaver? Did you know that they will not do their "business" unless they are swimming in a tub of water? Yup, I've been there. Working with fibre was not my first career :)Here are Poppy and Zinnia. They are company for me while I am working in the studio.They amuse me and inspire me and demand of me nothing less than extra special attention.

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Heidi Wulfraat comes to fibre from both an intimate and an academic perspective. She holds a BSc in animal science as well as certification with the City and guilds of London England (creative techniques: textiles) with distinction. Her hooked rugs have been internationally awarded and her multi-disciplined textile work has received numerous publications. Heidi’s London-Wul fibre arts, remains a national Award winning shop, studio and learning centre.

She lives with her husband and their much-loved dogs, sheep, goats and angora rabbits on a small no-kill, no-sell farm in New Brunswick Canada.